TT CLUB EVENTSEPTEMBER 30, 2021

POTENTIAL DANGERS LURKING AMONG DELAYED AND/OR ABANDONED CARGOES?

Abandoned cargo is not a new challenge. Every year delivery delay or failure of the consignee to collect cargo results in substantial storage, container demurrage and container detention costs.

COVID-19 has also had a significant impact on the supply chain.

Abandoned and delayed shipments of Dangerous Goods adds another level of concern

RISKSUndeclared & Mis-declared dangerous goods are recognized as a serious risk to the supply chain.

Abandoned or delayed dangerous goods shipments can increase risks as well.

Abandoned or delayed un or mis-declared cargoes adds to these risks.

INCREASING RISKS • Risks are increasing due to:

o Delayed transports due to overbooked vessels, roll-over of shipments

o Longer transport times due to congestion, waiting times, corona restrictions

o Longer storage times during transshipments due to missed vessel connections

o Higher ambient temperatures in many parts of the world due to climate change

POTENTIAL UNKNOWN DANGERS?• Can dangerous goods

requiring stabilization present unknown dangers?

• Chemical Inhibitors may denigrate over time, if subjected to increased temperatures and/or lack of oxygen

• Regulatory loop-hole utilizing operational measures unknow to carriers

DELAYS - EXPERPTSExcerpts from Ports & Terminals Aug 28 articleBy: Ann Koh

ONE STUCK BOX OF FERTILIZER SHOWS THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS

DELAYS HAVE STRETCHED A DELIVERY THAT ORDINARILY WOULD TAKE WEEKS TO MORE THAN HALF A YEAR.

CONTAINER BOXES HAVE BEEN LYING AT PORTS, RAILYARDS AND IN WAREHOUSES AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON.

IN AN INDUSTRY WITH 25 MILLION CONTAINERS AND SOME 6,000 SHIPS HAULING THEM, IT’S EASY TO SEE DISRUPTIONS AS ONE BIG HEADACHE CONFINED TO THE SHIPPING WORLD.

EACH CONTAINER THAT’S DELAYED IS HEAPING COSTS ONE BOX AT A TIME ON CONSUMERS

THE CHAOS THAT HIT CHINESE PORTS IS A MAJOR FACTOR. YANTIAN PORT IN SHENZHEN WAS CLOSED IN MAY

SHIPPING ALSO HAD TO BE REDIRECTED AWAY FROM NINGBO, THE WORLD’S THIRD-BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT, AFTER ONE EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.

BIGGEST U.S. TRADE GATEWAY WITH ASIA CLOGGED WITH THE MOST INBOUND CONTAINER VESSELS IN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.

35 SHIPS WERE ANCHORED AWAITING BERTH SPACE OUTSIDE THE TWIN PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH,,.

INLAND JOURNEY COULD TAKE ANOTHER ONE TO THREE MONTHS

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Record number of ships forced to drift off southern California (95 ships)September 21, 2021Marine Exchange of Southern California

(95 ships)

DG cargoes galore in Chittagong port mounting risks – EXPERPTS September 16, 2021

Source: Cogoport Sharar Nayel, Bangladesh Correspondent

BANGLADESH’S PRIME GATEWAY, CHITTAGONG PORT SEEMS TO BE UNDER SEVERE RISK WITH APPROXIMATELY 486 TONNES OF DANGEROUS GOODS (DG) CARGOES REMAIN STORED IN ITS SHEDS AND WAREHOUSES.

SOME OF THESE DG CARGOES ARE WAITING FOR A LONG PERIOD FOR AUCTION OR DESTRUCTION AS THE IMPORTERS DID NOT TAKE DELIVERY OF THEM AFTER THE STIPULATED TIME.

IN BANGLADESH, CHEMICALS LIKE CALCIUM CARBIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, RED PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, AMMONIUM NITRATE, POTASSIUM NITRATE, SODIUM NITRATE, AND CELLULOSE NITRATE ARE BEING IMPORTED UNDER THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXPLOSIVES.

MEANWHILE, AS OF 15 SEPTEMBER, 6,758TEU WERE LYING AT THE AUCTION UNIT OF THE PORT.

ON 16 SEPTEMBER, THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITY COMPLETED THE 16TH AUCTION EVENT THIS YEAR, AUCTIONING 83-LOT OF CARGOES TO FREE YARD SPACE.

A.P. Moller-Maersk has painted a bleak picture of global supply chains in

an operations update published Friday.

The update comes as supply chains are under major stress with historic

congestion and bottlenecks plaguing just about every aspect of shipping,

with about 10% of containership capacity waiting at or our outside

clogged ports with no sign of easing this year, according to Maersk’s CEO

Soren Skou.

Maersk Gives Bleak Operations Update Amid Unprecedented Supply Chain ChaosMike SchulerSource: gCaptain Daily September 20,2021

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES?

MSC Flaminia - July 14, 2012UN 3082, Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S. (Divinyl Benzine 80%)

Even when chemically inhibited this manufacturers DVB had to be protected from heat and have access to sufficient oxygen to prevent auto-polymerization

Although chemically inhibited, prior to the casualty voyage, the

manufacturer experienced a number of incidents where

shipments auto-polymerized causing the release of flammable

vapors

As a result of the incidents the manufacturer developed

procedures to ensure stabilization during warm periods (summer

months). This included: Increase available oxygen by

increasing heat space in the tanksChilling DVB prior to loading into

tanks, Routing shipments through

northern U.S. ports instead of New Orleans to reduce transit times

Do not deliver more than 4 days prior to loading

Stowage ‘Container to be stowed in stack or below deck to avoid

exposure to direct sunlight. Do not stow near heat’

Do not load if cargo temperature at or above 270C

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012

Manufacturer provided all

information to tank nvocc (shipper to

carrier)

Tank nvocc booked with

carrier as class 9,

un3082. No temperature or

operational controls

provided on DGD

Tank delivered to NOLA 10 days prior loading. Ambient

temperature 90+.

10 days after delivery tank

loaded, sailed to freeport, Houston,

Savannah, Charleston then cross Atlantic for Antwerp

Unbeknownst to carrier

ticking time bomb.

MSC Flaminia - July 14, 2012UN 3082, Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S. (Divinyl Benzine 80%)

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012MSC Flaminia - July 14, 2012

UN 3082, Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S. (Divinyl Benzine 80%)

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012

• Inherently unstable substances or articles are forbidden – 1.1.3.1

• Under certain circumstances they may be transported; this may include:o Chemical Inhibition

o Temperature control

o A combination of chemical inhibitors or stabilizers, temperature controls and special transport conditions or operational controls

IMDG Code Stabilized CargoesSummary

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012IMDG Code Stabilized Cargoes

Summary

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012

• These measures include:

o The capacity and geometry of the packaging, IBC or Tank and the effect of insulation;

o The temperature of the substance when offered;

o The duration of the journey and the ambient temperature conditions typically encountered (considering also the season of the year);

o The effectiveness and other properties of the stabilizer employed;

o Applicable controls imposed by regulation and any other relevant factors.

IMDG Code Stabilized CargoesSummary

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012Potential Concerns or lurking dangers ?

MSC Flaminia

July 14, 2012

Perhaps it’s time to update the code?

IMDG Code Stabilized Cargoes

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